The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
The CrinainaI CsIsndax.
MDIorMRHrs RETURNED.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-The grand jury,
which has been investigating the train
robbers' cases, has been engaged to-day
! In trying 20 ascertain how ie became
] known yesterday that Wittrook, WeaHea
and HsiRht had been indicted. This de-
lsyed the returning of the tndistmenkl
10. day, and at IL O'Clock Judge Norvilie
adjourned court nntil ] p. n. and then
announced that the grand juFy vas nel
yet ready t. report. A further aojourn-
meat was therefore taken, this time aRsn
o'clock.
THE ROBBERS SENTENCED.
At O'Clock the grand jury handed IN
the indictments against WittTOck for rob-
berry in the first degree; against Haight
&c an accessory before the fact, against
Weaver as an accessory after the fact.
The prisoners were Immediately aTrAIgn-
ed, pleaded guilty and sentenced. Witt.
rock and HAight 90 seven years and
Weaver to i've years In the peHitentiAEy.
The prisoners will be taken to Jefferson
City ct once.
Wittrock and Haight tock their SEN
fences stoicallY, the former remATkinR,
swell, we have made our beds and must
lie In them" But Weaver was evidently
affected. He cannot reconcile himself
Kinney, MoEiaIify 6nd others, who re-
ceiyed parts of the stolen money are
allowed to 90 ct liberty. After receiving
their sentences the prisoners were led
back to their cells, where they will re-
main until tomorrow, when they will be
tskeD to the penitentiaTy at Jenereon
City.
ENDEAvoRING TO CLEAR HAMILTON.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. Ain the case Of
train wrecking, Charles Jupp testified
to-day that he had been track walker on
the Missouri Pacific road and knew the
track TO be in bad condition at the time
Of the wreck. John Ryan, also formerly
q track walker, testified 10 the same
effect. he swoFe that he had found
broken fab plate at the place Of the
the edges OF the fracture were old and
rusty. When asked II he was knight
Of Labor, the witness refused 20
answer. The defense objected
10 the question, but WAS overruled. The
witness still refused TO answer until the
court threatened TO commit him 70 jsil.
He then said he had been one, but b not
as the present time. About twenty. Ave
witnesses were examined To-day, al Of
them testifyipg 10 the bad condition Of
the track. They were chiefly TaIlrosd
employees, who had been In the habit Of
passing the vicinity OF the Missouri Pa.
cihc track to and from their homes.
With q few exceptions all admitted Oh
cross ex minStion that they were knights
Of Labor. One OF the strongest Witnesses
dAmP geo his evidence on the cross ex.
animation By acknowledging that he hsd
been active IN helpisg TO secure testimo-
ny for the defence, and had held Q CON-
sultAtiOn with Hamilton in jail Last Sun
day.
ROAD AGENTS FOOLED.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4.-The Times
Albuquerque u. NJ, special says: Four
armed men robbed the stations Elrito
here on the Atlantic & Pacific road yes
terday afternoon, securing e400. They
siEnSlled . through passenger train ct
San Jose last evening apparently with
the Intention Of roobiDg it, but the Of
nciAIs had been wArnEA by the SCENTS
just in time to telegraph orders to the
train not TO stop. It therefore passed the